3-10 Sep ‘23
 
Rus

Abulele (2015)

Abulele
6+
  • Country:

    Israel

  • Duration:

    90 min

  • Program:

    Out of Competition, 3rd MJFF

  • Type:

    Narrative, Feature

  • Genre:

    adventure, family

  • Director:

    Jonathan Geva

  • Producer:

    Eran Barel, Yoni Cohen

  • Cast:

    Yoav Sadian, Bar Paly, Idan Barkai, Makram Khoury

About film

Ten year-old Adam meets Abulele, an ancient monster — huge, friendly and invisible. Soon the two become best friends. When the government Special Forces arrive to capture Abulele, Adam has to put his past behind to save his friend.

This whimsical children's film won two Ophir Awards for Best Makeup and Best Original Music.

Rewards and nominations

  • Israeli Film Academy 2016 — Best Music, Best Makeup

Director

Jonathan Geva

30-year-old Israeli director, screenwriter, and visual effects artist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1980, studied Film and Television at Tel-Aviv University. Geva worked on commercials for international brands and interactive video projects for Israeli startup Interlude (now: Eko). His thesis – the short film One:Nil premiered at the Palm-Springs International Film Festival. Abulele became Geva's feature debut.

Along with
Workshop. When things get from terrifying to terrific!

Along with
Workshop. When things get from terrifying to terrific!

Trailer

Director

Jonathan Geva

30-year-old Israeli director, screenwriter, and visual effects artist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1980, studied Film and Television at Tel-Aviv University. Geva worked on commercials for international brands and interactive video projects for Israeli startup Interlude (now: Eko). His thesis – the short film One:Nil premiered at the Palm-Springs International Film Festival. Abulele became Geva's feature debut.